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Thursday 1
G asgow
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Edinburgh
Scottish International Storytelling Festival l‘ntil -1 \n\ \allttlh \t'llllt'\. 55“ Hg?” \ \t'lk'l‘ldllt'll Hl Hlal \tot}tcllinj_' tcatuiinj: lllll\l\. \onjn. llllll. \Ulllmhttth. lall\\ .Illtl intcinational i'llt'\l\
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Glasgow
Conversation Pieces: Katharine Whitehorn Rina] ('onccrt Hall. 3 Sauchtchall Strcct. 35% .\'tltl(l. Ipin L5 itil atlxanccl. \\'hitchorn tl|\k'll\\k'\ hct autoluograph}. .X‘t'lu In. l/t'lllr'IL ahout hcr lanul}. \llltl}lll}_‘ at Rllk'tlk'dll. working on l-lcct Strcct and hci long; inarttagc to lllL‘ I'L'L'L'tlll} tlL‘L‘t‘;l\t'tl lllt'lllt‘l \H'llt'l' ( i.t\ lll
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Edinburgh
Ian Gardiner \Vatcrxtonc'x. llx l’rtnccx Strcct. 32h lotto, Ilfitl Iltlpin. I'rcc. Ian (iarthncr \ignx coptcx ot lll\ hook. In 1/“ Sun-it 4' H] [In Sultan. rccounting: lll\ mpcricnccx ol thc l)hotai lnxttrgcnc}. Malcolm Cant \Vatcrxtonc\. ('anicron loll Shopping ('cntrc. o l.atl_\ Road. ooh mm 3.30pm l-‘rco lhc local author \tgnx copicx ol Soul/1 lat/m/mru/i. \xhich tractw thc histor} ot thc arca through photographx. including; Ultl \hot\ ol' (‘anicron loll.
Glasgow
=3: Carol Ann Duffy and Liz Lochhead ()ran Mot. 5H "35 (ircat \chtcrn Road. 357 (Gilli. Spin. {ill I £5l. Hull} and l.ochhcat| rcatl troin thcir latcxt \xorks. and launch thcir ttc\\ poctr} \ocict) tor (ilaxgoxx. \ltal S}n/.
Thursday 8
Glasgow Favourite Poems to Read Out Loud Bordcrx Book. 08 Buchanan Strcct. 232 “700. ofillpnt. l‘rcc. .-\ cclchration ot' poctr} \ \crhal tradition to launch IUU l‘tlt'tttll‘llt‘ St unis/1 I’tu'mx to Raul ()ur [.um/ \\ ith aptwaranccx troin \otnc ot~ thc contributing poctx.
Fiction in Germany, France and Scotland (iocthc lnxtitut. 3 Park (‘trcux 333 2555. "pm, l‘rcc, (ilaxgon author llcnixc Mina tallu to (icrtnan author .lakoh :\I’l0lllll antl l‘rcnch \\t'tht‘ l5rancoi\ 'l‘hotna/cau and rcatlx uccrptx trom thcu' nowh in tinglile
St Mungo’s Mirrorball: Commonwealth Voices The (it School ot‘.-\t1. lo7 cht‘rc“ Strcct.
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A Homage to Hamish \ottlxh \toi\tcllin;i ( 'cntic. 1; 15 llith \ticct, 55(it‘l5’V‘l \pin 2_\ It“ l’octiy «omit-Hutu antl \onf; \‘.llll \ancx \itolxon \laicatct llcnnctt. Ioni lluhhattl. Kinin k. lx’a_\inontl Row antl l)a\ ltl ( aniphcll in tclchtatton ot thc lcathnj: |ll\[‘ll.tlltltl hchintl lhc \tottixh loll: Rc‘. i\al_ ll.tllll\ll llk‘lltlk'lM‘ll
Friday 9
Edinburgh
=3: Alice Sebold \\att-i\ton..-\. ljx l’ttnct-x \ticct. Ilo Soho hpni licc \lllllttl Ul I/lt ll’l( /\ HUI): \ \Ij_'l1\ ttlplt'\ ot hci l‘t'\l\k'lllll_‘_' latc\t no\cl. Hit l/IH'II
=5: 100 Favourite Scottish Football Poems \portxtt-n hat. la \ldllxt‘l \ut-t-t 33h”5oll " illpni l'lt‘t' Hook l.Illll\ll tot llll\ collcclion ot \cotttxh toothall pocti_\ \‘ttl‘ltllllt‘J lhc |o_\\ .llltl lltl\ll.tlltlll\ ot thc _L'.tltlt'
Saturday 10
Edinburgh Poems Aloud: War and Peace Scottixh l’oclt} l thiai}. 5 (‘iichton‘x
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Tuesday 13
Glasgow
Conversation Pieces: Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'l hc ( )ltl l't‘tntntarkcl. (‘antllcrtggx ‘5‘ thtlll, lpin. L5IL11 athancci. 'l‘hc inultrtalcntctl lcgcntl l’lL‘lllk‘\ \lf_‘l1\ c‘tl|\IL‘\ ot lux rcal lilc talc. allml. Hail um/ [Must/um Io Minn
Edinburgh
Sir Ranulph Fiennes \\'atci\toiic\. M (it‘orgc Strcct. 335 Hit). 5pm. l'rcci Scc (llaxgon.
Rabelaise \\atct\tonc\. 128 I’rmctw Stt‘cct. 33h ION). hptn. l't'cc. lx’ahclatxc tcatlx lrotn (Austin/1m \utt. \tarttng \\ llll thc birth and ctlucation ot a giant and cutting: as a philowphical anti p\_\cholog_'ical conuncnlar} on c\i\tcncc
Wednesday 14
Edinburgh
Storytelling Cal‘é: Old and New Scottixh Siot‘}tc|littg (‘cntrtn 43 J5 lllf_‘ll Strcct. 55h 95“). "pin. {3, llca l'crguxon ho\l\ an cxcning ol \toitcx.
Tom Pow Scttllhll l’octr} l.iht‘ai'}. 5 (‘richton\ ('loxc. (Kittoiigatc. 55“ 3V!» 7 illpin. L5 iUI. .\ rcathng lrotn llll\ poct and pla_\\\ri;_' ll “till a \ll\llllL'l and \crxattlc \oicc. \\ho ottcn \xorltx alongxitlc \ l\ll.tl aruxtx.
Glasgow
:2: 100 Favourite Scottish Football Poems llot’tlctx lloolo. “N Buchanan Sticct. 333 "NH. l\.5llpllt. l'rcc Scc l‘t't ‘l
Edinburgh
Favourite Poems to Read Out Loud lilaclmcllx 5“ 5” South Bi‘itlgc. (‘33 >223. hpni. l'rcc. Scc lhu .\_
Luath Press Book Launch Sullx. :1 (’ockhurn Strcct. (13: (Con (\.31lt\iit. l‘icc .~\ \pcctal art and poctr} mum to mark thc launch ot N/uh. «\t a and 5h. a collcction ot‘ \ortnan Bixwlik [‘UClll\ and ()xcar .\lar/aroli\ photographs. and Non .-u/anu't Drift. pocmx and photo\ ot Shetland h} Robcn Alan Jatnicwn.
Comics
DENISE MINA 8. LEONARDO MANCO Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand .- " ' OOOO
DENISE P~.';ll\J/\
Constantine
STEVE NILES &
SCOTT
HAMPTON
Simon Dark no 1 COO.
GREG RUCKA ED BRUBAKER & VARIOUS Gotham Central: Dead Robin
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Marvel Masters: The British |nvas:on " OOO
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